Criminal Justice

About

Dr. Kerryn Bell is a Full Professor and Current Chair of Sociology and Criminal Justice.  She received her Ph.D. from The Ohio State University and her M.Phil. in Criminology from Cambridge University in England.  She primarily researches prison violence and recidivism and the intersectionality of gender and race/ethnicity with criminal offending.  She has lived and researched criminal justice outside the United States.  As a result, she teaches Comparative Criminal Justice Systems.  It also introduces students to current issues with transnational crime such as cyber-crime, drug trafficking, human trafficking, and terrorism.  Prior to getting her Ph.D., she worked in aviation security and as a legal assistant for a private law firm.

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Kathleen (Kate) Coddington is a criminologist who focuses on gender-based violence, specifically within sexual assault and human trafficking. Kate is from the Pacific Northwest and graduated from Eastern Washington University with her Bachelors in Sociology. Currently she is a Criminal Justice and Criminology Ph.D. Candidate at Washington State University writing her dissertation on police involvement in sexual assault cases.

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Graduated from EWU, B.A. Criminal Justice – Forensics

Expertise:

• Crime scene investigation
• Latent print processing
• Latent print comparison
• Courtroom testimony

Experience:

• Nine years crime scene and latent print processing/comparison field experience
• Five years forensic instruction experience at EWU

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I am basically a Spokane native. I retired after a 30-year career in law enforcement. I spent 10 years on patrol and 20 years as a detective. During that time, I was fortunate enough to work on all types of crimes from property crimes to homicide. I obtained my Doctorate from Gonzaga University prior to retiring. Additionally, I taught as an adjunct many years ago with EWU, then as 1/2-time faculty at Gonzaga University for a total of 12 years during my LE career. Once I retired, I knew that teaching was my new calling. I taught at Washburn University in Topeka, KS for 4 years prior to coming to EWU.

I believe that my experiences and education allow me to impart some measure of real-life into my courses. Law enforcement is not for everyone as a career, but I feel it is very important for everyone to be educated on policing since we live in a society that has a social contract that provides police with certain abilities. I will leave you with this:

“I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.”

― Abraham Lincoln

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PhD, University of Montana